Examples of planning and zoning
When planning a narrow room in Khrushchev, it is important to solve two main problems, such as the ergonomic organization of the space that does not overload the bedroom and the creation of a cozy atmosphere that sets you up for relaxation.
Quite often, a long space is visually or physically delimited into two sections in the form of a sleeping area and a dressing room or a place with a work desk. To highlight the border, thin, lightweight partitions, compact racks are used, color zoning or various finishing materials are used.
In a narrow bedroom, thanks to the competent separation of curtains, screens, glass showcases or other furniture, it is possible to simultaneously equip a comfortable place to sleep, an office and even a small living room.
It is better to place the sleeping area closer to the window and away from the door, thus the recreation area will become even more isolated and hidden. This option is especially suitable for separating a corner with a baby cot.
A rectangular room can be significantly expanded and increased in size by demolishing the dividing partition between the bedroom and the balcony. The attached space is perfect for arranging a seating area or a comfortable workplace.
How to arrange furniture?
You can put a bed in a narrow bedroom parallel to the elongated walls, so the room will acquire an almost perfect square shape. It is important that the sleeping place can be freely approached from both sides. Otherwise, it will be extremely inconvenient to make the bed or place bedside tables next to the bed.
If the room is so narrow and small that only one sleeping bed can be placed in it, it is better to place it in the farthest corner. Such a solution is quite convenient and allows you to occupy the adjacent corner space with a table, cabinet or chest of drawers.
A sufficient amount of usable space for the installation of other furniture items remains when the bed is located across the room. However, in this case, regardless of the length of the structure, there must be at least a minimum passage along the wall.
Almost no bedroom can do without such a piece of furniture as a wardrobe. This structure is ideally located near a short wall. In an elongated room, problems often arise with the installation of a work or dressing table. Such furniture is placed near the window opening, a window sill is converted into a tabletop, or the zoning principle is applied.Open shelves or cabinets suspended above the bed allow you to save useful meters.
For narrow spaces, you should choose compact, ergonomic furniture that has a minimalist design. Functional folding sofas, folding tables and other transforming models will help in the correct organization of square meters.
What color range should you choose?
Correctly selected color scheme will allow you to visually correct a long room. Many designers advise paying attention to the light palette, as the dark palette further emphasizes and highlights the imperfect shape of the room.
In order to slightly blur the geometry of the bedroom, white, milky, gray or walnut colors are suitable. A harmonious solution will be pastel blue, calm light green, delicate pink or peach shades.
The interior will look very natural in natural brown, coniferous and sandy colors. Such a setting is associated with naturalness and naturalness, therefore, it is especially suitable for cramped city apartments.
Finishing features
For decorating a bedroom, it is appropriate to use environmentally friendly, safe and breathable materials with a suitable texture.
What wallpaper to choose for a narrow bedroom?
It is better to paste over the walls with light monochromatic wallpaper. As an accent, one plane can be decorated with canvases with geometric prints, realistic drawings or floral patterns. A bright and contrasting coating should be applied in the form of a narrow strip located in the center of one of the long walls, to which the head of the bed is attached.
To visually expand the bedroom, use wallpaper with horizontal ornaments or wallpaper with landscape or panoramic images.
Choosing a ceiling for a narrow room
In the design of the ceiling plane, they prefer flat surfaces that do not have noticeable decorative details.
If the original state of the ceiling does not have irregularities, cracks and other things, you can choose paint or wallpaper for decoration. In the presence of defects, installation of tensioning systems or multilevel suspended structures is suitable. Sometimes, one part of the ceiling is equipped with a volumetric plasterboard box, and in the other a stretch canvas is used, due to which the zoning of the bedroom is created and it takes on a more proportional look.
Achieve maximum expansion of the space will allow the white ceiling plane, decorated with wide fillets in the same color design.
Recommendations for finishing the floor in a narrow bedroom
The floor in a narrow bedroom can be finished with almost any material, but it is desirable that they be made in light colors. Due to this, the room will seem more spacious and airy.
Laminate or parquet flooring laid out diagonally in the direction from the narrow wall will help to visually expand the room. The ideal option would be a soft carpet that is several shades darker than the wall finish. A square rug in a solid color will perfectly fit in the center of the bedroom.
Lighting nuances
Thanks to the competent organization of lighting in a narrow bedroom, you can not only achieve comfortable conditions conducive to good rest, but also mask some interior flaws. For a room with a high ceiling, the installation of a chandelier or pendant lamp with a subdued, soft and diffused light is suitable. In a room with a low ceiling plane, built-in spotlights are used to zone the space.
The design of a narrow bedroom is complemented by floor lamps, wall sconces and LED lighting, which is located above the dressing table or built into a compartment wardrobe.
Pictures, podiums, niches and other interior elements are also decorated with lighting. Due to the diffused luminous flux, the LED strip smoothes the geometry of the room and gives it a more streamlined shape.
It is not recommended to place lamps along a long wall; it is better to decorate short walls with glass garlands, lamps with colored openwork shades and other elements that create a beautiful play of light.
We select curtains and other textiles
In the design of a narrow and long bedroom, plain, not too heavy and voluminous curtains are appropriate. It is desirable that the canvases have a simple shape and are made of translucent textiles.
An excellent solution would be to use Roman or roll models, which take up a minimum of space and are almost invisible when assembled.
The rest of the textiles in the bedroom can have geometric patterns in the form of stripes, squares or rings. A bedspread with a horizontal striped pattern in combination with curtains with discreet vertical stripes will look harmonious. Textile decor with a round pattern will organically complement the furnishings.
Decor and accessories to expand the space
You can visually expand a narrow bedroom with a large mirror, which is mainly placed on the wall behind the head of the bed. Elongated rectangular mirror canvases will look advantageous on a long wall. They will help add perspective to a cramped room and visually break the plane of the wall into pieces.
Glossy surfaces will be an excellent replacement for mirrors. They can be present in the execution of wall, compartment cabinets or decorative panels.
A long bedroom looks truly harmonious with a competent combination of reflective planes with matte textures, which should be used in the design of a narrow wall.
Pictures and wallpaper with a perspective image or a panel with a 3D effect will help to create an accent in the room and significantly increase it in size.
Bedroom design ideas
The most common option for a narrow bedroom is a minimalist design. This direction is incredibly laconic and spacious, due to which it turns out to mask the proportional imperfections of the room.
To decorate a space with insufficient width, modern, Japanese style or shabby chic in a modern interpretation are also perfect. These types of interiors prefer light colors, limited detail and plenty of natural light.
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Despite the non-standard layout of the narrow bedroom, thanks to pragmatic and original design ideas, it is possible to achieve an ideal design with a memorable design.